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Tuesday - Wednesday: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday - Saturday: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sunday Brunch: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Monday: Closed


Arepas
Traditional Venezuelan grilled corn pocket sandwiches made just like in any taguarita
back home-- a healthier and more delicious substitute for bread!


Asado Negro: stewed roast au jus...$5.75
Mechada: Venezuelan-style stewed shredded beef...$5.95
Reina Pepiada: shredded chicken avocado and cilantro...$5.95
Pernil: slow cooked pork leg with mojo...$5.95
Guayanesa: Venezuelan creamy guayanés cheese...$5.75
Domino: black beans & palmizulia cheese...$5.75
La Gringa: sharp cheddar cheese...$4.75


Empanadas
Traditional Latin American turnover patties served with fresh tossed salad and our
three special salsitas.


Mechada: Venezuelan style stewed shredded beef...$7.95
Verde: made with 100% plantain dough and filled with wild mushrooms, piquillo, manchego cheese and salsa verde...$7.95


Ensaladas

Palmito: endives, heart of palm, tossed with fresh greens in cabrales vinaigrette with bacon wrapped dates...$7.50
Orinoco: grilled to order chicken breast, watercress, endives and green grapes tossed in a mixed green bed with sherry vinaigrette and topped with feta cheese...$7.75
Remolacha con cabra: roasted beet tossed in a sherry vinaigrette with mixed greens, crispy shallots, fresh goat cheese and pinenuts...$7.00


Antojitos
Little Cravings

Tequeños: guayanes cheese wrapped in flaky dough and served with chipotle ketchup...$5.00
Maracuchitos: queso paisa wrapped in sweet plantains...$4.50
Datiles: bacon wrapped, almond-filled dates...$5.25


Principales

Adobo Chicken: adobo criollo marinated-halved chicken with mojo and grilled scallions...$13.75
Polvorosa de Pollo: chicken guiso in a flaky “polvorosa” dough served with mixed greens and panela delicada...$13.00
Pabellón Criollo: Venezuela’s most folkloric dish: shredded beef, white rice, black beans and plantains...$12.95
Asado Negro: panela and onion slow-cooked beef and sauce with rice and sweet plantains...$12.95
Atún: adobo-rubbed tuna with frisse, raddish and toasted calabaza seeds...$14.75


Especiales
Some of the daily specials we offer at night inlcude...

Mahi-Mahi: Plantain crust mahi with "rabo encendido" and tomato escabeche.
Adobo Smoked Tenderloin Churrasco: Smoked adobo churrasco with marinated tomato and red wine-panela glaze.
Churrasquito: Churrasquito-style cut grilled tenderloin, with crab picadillo, grilled asparagus and salsa chimi.
Cordero: Pistachio-panela-plantain crusted NZ lamb chops with mint mojo and a watercress blue cheese salad with dry mushroom vinaigrette.


Al Lado
On the side

Rice and beans: rice with black beans in a bowl...$4.25
Tajadas: fried sweet plantains...$4.25
Tostones: crispy green plantains mini-cakes with garlic mojo...$4.25
Yuca: sticks, crispy or steamed with signature mojo...$4.25


Postres

Quesillo: homemade traditional Venezuelan flan with caramel...$4.25
Torta Fluida: molten chocolate cake made with 100% Venezuelan dark chocolate...$4.95












ORINOCO: A Latin Kitchen

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